Scottish Winter Festival Event was held on November 2016. Nepalese cultural programme and sports event ( Chungi and Carom) were attractions of the programme.

Media Coverage

Nepal samacharpatra 19 May 2015

Press and Journal Moray Edition 12 May 2015

Northsound Radio News 27 April

NorthSound Radio 27 April 2015

Press and journal 27 April 2015

Trustee Members Santosh Gaihre and Nishchal Karki interviewed for BBC Radio Scotland Programme 30th April 2015

Daily Recored Scotland 27 April 2015

Herald Scotland 27 April 2015

Nepal Earthquake Relief Activities

Distribution of Relief Materials at Dolakha

ONCW has distributed immediate relief materials at Dolakha, one of remote affected areas. Our volunteers, Dipesh Regmi and Nishchal Karki went to Nepal and spent around two weeks in distributing relief materials to the victims. We have distributed tents, food ( rice, pulses, oil, sugar, salt) to around 200 families ( around 1000 individuals). We have handover relief materials to to the Secretary of Fasku Village in Charikot, Dolakha.

Distribution of cash to bereaved families

ONCW has distributed cash to 10 bereaved families, who are in dire conditions. Shree Gurung has provided NRS 100, 000 ( approx. £670) to us. We have provided NRs 10000 cash to each bereaved families members. Our Volunteer based in Kathmandu Nischal Tiwari has coordinated this activities

Supporting School Children

We are planning to support primary level school children that have been affected by earthquake in two different areas. 7 years boy Pranav Simkhada from Black Horse Hill infant School has raised £368 for ONCW for this purpose. Likewise, 11 years old Arjav Poudel from Gordonstoun School has raised over £400 for ONCW to support earthquake victims of Nepal

Pranav

Arjav and his friends in fundraising

Urgent Appeal for Earthquake Crisis in Nepal

A devastating earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on 25th April 2015, followed by several earthquakes killing more than 8500 people and affecting around 8 million people. Furthermore, earthquake of 7.4 on the Richter scale on 12th May has made the situation worse Still hundreds of people are missing. Many buildings were damaged or even levelled by the quake. The situation in the capital Kathmandu other nearby areas is dire, with hundreds of thousands of people in urgent need of assistance